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The taxpayer argues this practice evades statutory review of liability determinations."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 36, lines 51-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 36, lines 51-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-23"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 22, 2025."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The IRS wants the Court to dismiss the case as moot.","The taxpayer wants the Court to preserve Tax Court jurisdiction."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 36, lines 51-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 36, lines 51-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme 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It determines whether taxpayers can challenge liability after the agency offsets refunds."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 36, lines 51-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 36, lines 51-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-23"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 35-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 35-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 51-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 51-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 31-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 31-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 13-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 13-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 29-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 29-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 9-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 9-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 49-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 49-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 9-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 9-19"}]}],"slug":"2024-24-416-cir-v-zuch","term":"2024","title":"Does the IRS offset of a refund strip the Tax Court of jurisdiction?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 36, lines 51-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 36, lines 51-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2024/24-416_m54f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-23"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":"latest_argument_date","updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}